France Mondello

France Mondello "I seek to create a modern image of the still life while respecting the codes of the past" France Mondello was introduced to oil painting by a copyist of the Louvre, she learned to work in a very academic way, the glazes are her friends. Today, thanks to this solid base, she applies traditional techniques with a contemporary interpretation. It is a painting style approaching hyperrealism, "simulating a false reality for the pleasure of the eyes" worked in the smallest details to create captivating, harmonious, balanced and poetic works. On the technical level, the paintings are painted on linen canvas with an extra-fine oil and very little medium. The coloring is a succession of thin layers superimposed with a glaze finish. Still lifes and portraits are her favorite subjects that she has been painting for the past twenty years. Copies of masters are another facet of her talent, they are executed on commission. Passionate about art history, she is influenced by the Old Masters and in a more contemporary way by Dali, Magritte and Chuck Close.

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